Together Project
Connecting refugee newcomers and volunteers to build stronger, more integrated communities.
Photo: Lisa Kannakko
Image: Emilie Muszczak

Our Work

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Together Project makes change in three interconnected ways: building newcomer social connections, supporting newcomer integration priorities, and amplifying community involvement in newcomer integration in Canada.

Image: Emilie Muszczak

Welcome Group Program

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We match Welcome Groups of 3-5 volunteers with newly arrived refugees for social and integration support.

Volunteer Resources

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We share volunteer resources to help support newcomer households in our Welcome Group Program.

Image: Emilie Muszczak

Impact

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Together Project supports our work through evidence-based program evaluation and research to inform and improve our impact.

Help us ensure that refugee newcomers have access to volunteer support. Get involved today!
Photo: Lisa Kannakko

Latest Blog Posts

Together Project at Colonel Samuel Smith Park

We spent a sunny afternoon touring Etobicoke’s Colonel Samuel Smith Park with Linda of the TRCA! We had so much fun learning about native wildlife and plants and exploring the marsh and beaches. Thanks to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and TD Friends of the Environment Foundation for this opportunity.

To see our video of the day, click here!

Before Semhar became a Peer Navigator at Women’s College Hospital’s Crossroads Clinic, she volunteered in our Welcome Group Program.

“It’s quite a transformation from being a volunteer and now working side by side with Together Project staff!”

To learn about Semhar’s journey, click here!

For Welcoming Week, we’re featuring Marwa, one of our Welcome Group volunteers! In this video, she talks about one of her highlights as a volunteer: the newcomers introducing her as one of their closest family members at a wedding!